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Objective@#Our study aimed to investigate the effect of histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A（TSA）on the cisplatin（CDDP） resistance of ovarian cancer cell lines and its molecular mechanism.@*Methods@#Cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer cell line C13* and its parental line OV2008 were incubated with TSA（200 nmol/L） or/and CDDP（20 μmol/L），the inhibitory rate of tumor cells was determined by MTT assay. Flow cytometry and Western blotting were used to detect apoptosis of tumor cells. Western blotting was also used to detect STAT3 expression in C13* and OV2008 cells. After down-regulation of STAT3 by transfection of STAT3 siRNA in C13* cells，cisplatin-induced apoptosis was evaluated by flow cytometry.@*Results@#MTT assay showed that the proliferation inhibitory rates of the combination group after 48 or 72 h treatment were significantly higher than those of TSA and CDDP groups. The level of STAT3 protein was much higher in C13* cells than in OV2008 cells. Flow cytometry and Western blotting showed that TSA combined with CDDP significantly enhanced the apoptotic rate of C13* cells. STAT3 expression level was significantly higher in C13* cells than in OV2008. Downregulation of STAT3 can significantly improve CDDP-induced apoptosis of C13* cells. @*Conclusion@#Down-regulation of STAT3 by TSA endows cisplatin-resistant cells C13* with increased sensitivity to cisplatin.
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Objective To study the correlation between the expressions of Bcl-2 and Caspase-3 in intestinal epithe-lial and inflammatory cells of lamina propria and the staging and pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC). Methods The pathomorphological changes of 25 samples of UC in the active phase and remission phase and 25 samples of control were ob-served under microscope. The expressions of Bcl-2 and Caspase-3 were detected by immunohistochemistry SP method. The correlations between expressions of Bcl-2, Caspase-3 and UC staging were analyzed. Results There were no significant dif-ferences in expressions of Bcl-2 and Caspase-3 in intestinal epithelial cells between three groups (P>0.05). The expression of Bcl-2 in inflammatory cells of lamina propria was significantly higher in active UC group than that of normal control group (P＜0.05), no significant difference between UC remission group and normal control group (P>0.05). There was a higher positive expression of Caspase-3 in inflammatory cells of lamina propria in UC remission group. There was correlation be-tween Bcl-2, Caspase-3 and UC staging (r=0.371 and 0.4453 respectively). Conclusion The expression levels of Bcl-2 and Caspase-3 were related with pathogenesis of UC. The detection of expression levels of Bcl-2 and Caspase-3 has a cer-tain application value in UC staging.
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Objective To study the correlation between TCM differentiation of syndromes typing for ulcerative colitis (UC) and expressions of Bax and Caspase-3.Methods 50 patients with UC were divided into 2 groups according to TCM syndrome differentiation including dampness-heat internal accumulation syndrome group (25cases),deficiency of spleen and stomach syndrome group (25cases).Immunohistochemistry was used to study expression of Bax and Caspase-3 in colonic mucosas and compare with the normal group (25cases).Results The expressions of Bax were highest in dampness-heat internal accumulation syndrome group (4.56±1.58).The expressions of Bax of deficiency of spleen and stomach syndrome group were lower than dampness-heat internal accumulation syndrome group(3.28± 1.14)scores.There were significant differences between the three groups (P＜0.05).However,There were no significant difference between dampness-heat internal accumulation syndrome group and deficiency of spleen and stomach syndrome group in terms of the Caspase-3expressions (P＞0.05).In addition,Caspase-3 and Bax were positively related in each group(r=0.23and 0.21).Conclusion The high expressions of Bax,Caspase-3 in ulcerative colitis were closely related to TCM typing according to syndrome differentiation.Caspase-3 and Bax were adjustment in apoptosis.The detection of expression of Bax,Caspase-3 is helpful to the TCM syndrome differentiation and to the selection of treatment plan.At the same time,it can provide more important experiment basses for the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis.
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Objective To investigate the application opportunity and effect of B-Lynch suture in severe postpartum hemorrhage during cesarean section. Methods One hundred patients with high risk to postpartum hemorrhage were randomly divided into two groups. Group A was given with preventive treatment by B-Lynch suture after the placenta was born. Group B was given with traditional treatment, such as kneading the uterus, pressing, "8" suture, stuffing with gauze first. B-Lynch suture was used after the failure of traditional treatment or the amount of bleeding was over 400 ml.At the same time, another 50 patients without severe postpartum hemorrhage were selected as control (group C). Observed the difference of the amount of bleeding during different time, the operation time and comphcations among the three groups. Results The amount of bleeding during operation and 2 h after childbirth in group A [(266.00±29.90),(301.33±40.30) ml] were obviously less than those in group B[(512.67±202.12), (554.17±201.78)ml](P<0.01). The operation time in group A [(33.73±2.28)min] was shorter than that in group B [(49.33±10.40) min] (P<0.01). The incidence rate of severe postpartum hemorrhage in group A (6%, 3/50) was lower than that in group B (64%, 32/50) (P<0.01). Every parameter in group A was similar with group C. There were no serious complications during and after operation. Conclusions The preventive use of B-Lynch suture in patients with high risk to postpartum hemorrhage attains much better effects, and depresses the incidence rate of severe postpartum hemorrhage, and also improves the living quality. B-Lynch suture should be. used widely in patients with high risk to postpartum hemorrhage preventively.